Moser 'retires' to pastures new
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
Michael Moser has joined O’Melveny & Myers LLP as co-head of its Asian practice. The switch should create more time for sitting as an arbitrator, he says.
Kilpatrick poaches from V&E
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
US firm Kilpatrick Stockton has boosted its London arbitration practice, hiring Stephen York from rivals Vinson & Elkins.
UK College wins arbitration moot
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
A top London law school has won the 13th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Paul Hastings hires Jones Day partner
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
Paul Hastings has boosted its arbitration group in Tokyo, hiring Haig Oghighian from rivals Jones Day.
Rees ditches Norton Rose for Debevoise
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
Peter Rees has left Norton Rose for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Rees was Norton Rose’s head of global dispute resolution.
Top Chinese arbitration official arrested
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
Wang Sheng Chang, vice chairman and secretary general of the China International and Economic Trade Arbitration Commission, has been arrested.
Petrec panel emerges triumphant
Saturday, 01 April 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 2 (Vol. 1 Iss. 2)
Three arbitrators at the centre of a corruption claim have been vindicated. A federal court judge in Texas has dismissed bribery allegations against Hans Van Houtte, Andrew Berkeley and Ian Meakin without detailed inquiry.
Lovells loses two
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 1 (Vol. 1 Iss. 1)
Howrey LLP has poached Melanie Willems from Lovells, in the UK. Willems, 38, was announced as Howrey’s new face of arbitration in London in late 2005.
Community news: Elsewhere
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 1 (Vol. 1 Iss. 1)
Adrian Yip (partner) moved to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Hong Kong; Simon Cockshutt (partner) and Maria Frangeskides (partner) and Mike Pimm (of counsel) moved to the same firm in London; and Larisa Afanasyeva (partner) and Olga Anisimova (partner) moved to Orrick in Moscow.
Where are they now?
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 1 (Vol. 1 Iss. 1)
Coudert Brothers arbitration team was one of its crown jewels. What became of it when the 150-year old firm dissolved? Global Arbitration Review found out.
Allen & Overy develops French practice
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 1 (Vol. 1 Iss. 1)
UK-based Allen & Overy LLP plans to have an arbitration specialist in Paris from mid-2006. It will move new recruit Laurent Gouiffès there in June.
Mantilla-Serrano gains cup role
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Featured In: Volume 1 - Issue 1 (Vol. 1 Iss. 1)
Fernando has been made substitute president for the next America’s Cup race.



